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Date: 11-Dec-2024 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: Europe

Council Decision (EU) 2024/3022 of 21 November 2024 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway with regard to a decision establishing the general requirements for proofs of origin issued electronically under Article 17(4) of Appendix A to Protocol 3 to that Agreement

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This Council Decision (EU) 2024/3022 establishes the European Union's position within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway regarding a decision on the general requirements for proofs of origin issued electronically. This relates to Article 17(4) of Appendix A to Protocol 3 of that Agreement.

Key Changes

  • The Joint Committee is set to take a decision on establishing general requirements for proofs of origin issued electronically.
  • The decision is based on Article 17(4) of Appendix A to Protocol 3 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway.
  • The position of the Union within the Joint Committee will be based on a draft decision attached to Council Decision (EU) 2024/3022.
  • The Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin is being modernised with more flexible rules of origin, expected to enter into force on 1 January 2025.
  • Transitional rules, based on the amendment of the Convention, are being applied bilaterally, pending the entry into force of the amendment of the Convention.
  • These transitional rules aim to provide less strict rules for goods to qualify for preferential originating status and enable the use of proofs of origin issued electronically and/or submitted electronically.
  • Decision No 1/2021 of the EU-Norway Joint Committee replaced Protocol 3 to the Agreement, setting out transitional rules in Appendix A.
  • Council Decision (EU) 2024/3022 enters into force on the date of its adoption and expires on 31 December 2025.

Impact Analysis

Businesses involved in trade between the EU and Norway

  • Action Items: Businesses should familiarize themselves with the general requirements for proofs of origin issued electronically once they are established by the Joint Committee. They should also monitor the implementation of the Transitional Rules and the entry into force of the amended Regional Convention.

Customs Authorities in the EU and Norway

  • Action Items: Customs authorities should prepare for the implementation of the new requirements for electronic proofs of origin and ensure that their systems are compatible. They should also provide guidance to businesses on the new procedures.

EU and Norwegian Governments

  • Action Items: Governments should monitor the effectiveness of the new rules and procedures and make any necessary adjustments. They should also continue to work together to facilitate trade between the EU and Norway.

Key Entities Referenced

European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe. Kingdom of Norway: A country located in Northern Europe. Joint Committee: A committee established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway, responsible for taking decisions in cases provided for in the Agreement. Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway: A trade agreement between the European Economic Community (now the European Union) and the Kingdom of Norway. Protocol 3 to the Agreement: A protocol to the Agreement concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation. Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin: A convention establishing preferential rules of origin among various countries in the pan-Euro-Mediterranean region. Council Decision 2013/94/EU: Council Decision on the conclusion of the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin. Council Decision (EU) 2019/2198: Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin as regards the amendment of the Convention. Decision No 1/2021 of the EU-Norway Joint Committee: Decision amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway by replacing Protocol No 3 thereto.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/3022 11.12.2024 COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2024/3022 of 21 November 2024 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway with regard to a decision establishing the general requirements for proofs of origin issued electronically under Article 17(4) of Appendix A to Protocol 3 to that Agreement THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Whereas: (1) The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (the ‘Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Regulation (EEC) No 1691/73 of the Council (1) and entered into force on 1 July 1973. (2) Pursuant to Article 29 of the Agreement, the Joint Committee, established under that Article (the ‘Joint Committee’), may take decisions in the cases provided for in the Agreement. (3) At its next meeting, the Joint Committee is to take a decision establishing the general requirements for proofs of origin issued electronically. (4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the Joint Committee as the decision of the Joint Committee will have legal effects. (5) The Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (the ‘Convention’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision 2013/94/EU (2) and entered into force in relation to the Union on 1 May 2012. By Decision (EU) 2019/2198 (3), the Council supported the amendment of the Convention providing for a new set of modernised and more flexible rules of origin (the ‘amendment of the Convention’). The amendment of the Convention will enter into force on 1 January 2025. (6) At the technical meeting held in Brussels on 5 February 2020, the majority of the Contracting Parties to the Convention agreed to implement an alternative set of rules of origin, based on the amendment of the Convention on a transitional, bilateral basis (the ‘Transitional rules’). The Transitional rules apply in parallel with the rules of the Convention, pending the entry into force of the amendment of the Convention. (7) The application of the Transitional rules ensures the adaptation of the trade flows and customs practices pending the entry into force of the amendment of the Convention. (8) Since 1 September 2021, a number of bilateral protocols on rules of origin among several Contracting Parties to the Convention (4) has entered into force, rendering the Transitional rules applicable pending the entry into force of the (1) Regulation (EEC) No 1691/73 of the Council of 25 June 1973 concluding an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway and adopting provisions for its implementation (OJ L 171, 27.6.1973, p. 1). (2) Council Decision 2013/94/EU of 26 March 2012 on the conclusion of the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (OJ L 54, 26.2.2013, p. 3). (3) Council Decision (EU) 2019/2198 of 25 November 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin as regards the amendment of the Convention (OJ L 339, 30.12.2019, p. 1). (4) The European Union, Iceland, the Swiss Confederation (including Liechtenstein), the Kingdom of Norway, the Faroe Islands, the State of Israel, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Palestine (this designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on this issue), the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo (this designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence), the Republic of North Macedonia, the Republic of Serbia, Montenegro, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/3022/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 11.12.2024 amendment of the Convention. As regards the Kingdom of Norway (‘Norway’), Protocol 3 to the Agreement was replaced by a new Protocol 3 by Decision No 1/2021 of the EU-Norway Joint Committee (5). The Transitional rules are set out in Appendix A to that new Protocol 3. (9) The two main objectives of the Transitional rules are, firstly to provide for less strict rules, making it easier for goods to qualify for preferential originating status and, secondly, to enable the use of proofs of origin that have been issued electronically and/or submitted electronically. (10) The Union and Norway have agreed to apply Article 17(4) of Appendix A to Protocol 3 to the Agreement, as regards proofs of origin issued electronically. Therefore, a framework of general requirements for proofs of origin issued electronically should be determined. (11) The position of the Union within the Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the Joint Committee established by Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (the ‘Agreement’) at its next meeting, with regard to a decision establishing the general requirements for proofs of origin issued electronically under Article 17(4) of Appendix A to Protocol 3 to that Agreement, shall be based on the draft decision of the Joint Committee attached to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption and shall expire on 31 December 2025. Done at Brussels, 21 November 2024. For the Council The President SZIJJÁRTÓ P. (5) Decision No 1/2021 of the EU-Norway Joint Committee of 1 June 2021 amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway by replacing Protocol No 3 thereto concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation [2021/1905] (OJ L 395, 9.11.2021, p. 1). 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/3022/oj

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